This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Family Centered Communication in an inpatient setting. It was created by Lize-Mari Du Toit with the help of Dr. Karen Forbes.

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Related Content

• Note: Principles of Family Centered Care

• Podcast: Family Centered Care

References

1. Committee on Hospital Care & Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care. (2012). Patient- and family-centered care and the pediatrician's role. Pediatrics, 129(2), 394–404. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-3084

2. Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care. (n.d.). About patient- and family-centered care (PFCC). Retrieved from https://www.ipfcc.org/about/pfcc.html

3. Kuo, D. Z., Houtrow, A. J., Arango, P., Kuhlthau, K. A., Simmons, J. M., & Neff, J. M. (2012). Family-centered care: Current applications and future directions in pediatric health care. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(2), 297-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-011-0751-7

4. Alberta Health Services. (n.d.). Stollery Children's Hospital - Family Centred Care. Retrieved from https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/stollery/Page14041.aspx

5. Kokorelias, K. M., Gignac, M. A. M., Naglie, G., & Cameron, J. I. (2019). Towards a universal model of family-centered care: A scoping review. BMC Health Services Research, 19, 564. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4394-5